Anjwa-myeon

Anjwa-myeon (Korean: 안좌면, hanja: 安佐面), is a myeon located in Sinan County, South Jeolla, South Korea. It has an area of 59.97 km2 and its population in 2021 was 2,700.[1]

It includes Banwol island (Korean: 반월도, hanja: 半月島, lit. 'half-moon island') and Bakji island (also known as Parkji Island, Korean: 박지도, hanja: 朴只島), which have been given the name the Purple Isles.[2] Each island forms a ri in its own right within Anjwa-myeon. The Banwol island is a farming community with 21,500 m2 of lavender fields. The purple flowers inspired a rebrand for the region, with 400 buildings in the region painting their roofs purple, as well as telephone boxes.[3] Since the initial painting in 2018, more than 490,000 visitors had come to the island as of 2021.[3] The Banwol island and Bakji island are connected by a large purple bridge.[4]

References
  1. "주민등록 인구통계 행정안전부". jumin.mois.go.kr. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. "Sinan County to Create 'Purple Isles'". Be Korea-savvy. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. Marcus, Lilit; Kwon, Jake (7 February 2021). "South Korea's all-purple Banwol Island is a photographer's dream". CNN. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. "You Need To See This Insta-Worthy Purple Island In South Korea". Travel Guides For Muslim Travellers | Have Halal, Will Travel. Retrieved 2021-02-09.

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